Cork Road Cycling Championships 2019 were held in Fermoy and organised by the Fermoy Cycling Club, sponsored by MIG.ie . The A1 A2 A3 and Junior riders set off for six laps of a short fast circuit with one drag of a hill. Grace Young Strata 3 Velo Revolution won the ladies title, Sean Barrett Kanturk O’Leary Stone won the Junior title and Neil Hodges Killarney CC won the Senior title.
Watch a short film of the race here below
Cork Road Cycling Championships 2019
Sean Barrett Kanturk O’Leary StoneNeil followed by Arnaud Delannoy and Richie Maes a Belgian TrippelGrace Young Strata 3 Velo RevolutionNeil Hodges Killarney CC
Kanturk Three Day 2019 was held over a glorious weekend with the May bank holiday. Four stages in three days. Starting on the Saturday and finishing on the Monday. Just posting up the films from the weekend and a few photos, as they will always be visible here on Balooz.com where as they will get lost on Social Media.
They are High Definition films so should show fine on a Smart-TV
Watch the videos below, one per stage
Kanturk Three Day 2019
Stephen Gillman winner stage 4Aaron Wade NRPTSean Barret and Will Ryan among the bunchKian O’ConnorMárcia Isabel Bandarra SalvadorLiam and Neil on the frontNeil TTTadhg O’SheaFirst Lap Stage 4Sean Barret rides to 2nd on GCWater anyone?Young Blarney man two stage wins A4
Neil cycling Irish Nationals over the weekend taking part in the Criterium race and Road race. The races were organised by the O’Leary Stone Kanturk cycling club and participants travelled from all over the country.
The Criterium was run on a horrible wet and windy day and of the 47 starters most managed to finish. A tough race where you had to be careful on every corner due to the slippery conditions. Neil came in at 18th place just 5 seconds behind the winner. (Guessed time). His team had the three highest place riders in the team category so they came home with a National gold medal for the team. The actual individual winner came from North of the country, a great sprinter.
So with that result Neil was ready for his main event the 55KM road race on Sunday. He was confident and feeling strong. He got a King Of Mountain (Strava) on the first lap. Unfortunately at 35KM on a bad bend he slid off the bike due to the dampness and had to ride the last 20 KM on his own to try and catch the bunch. He did not make it so came in a minute behind the winner which was a great effort. He was disappointed, but that is racing.
Watch a short video here of the Criterium
Neil cycling Irish Nationals
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